12th English Elective Non-Fiction 5. The Argumentative Indian - Amartya Sen
12th English Elective Non-Fiction 5. The Argumentative Indian - Amartya Sen
प्रश्न बैंक - सह - उत्तर पुस्तक (Question Bank-Cum-Answer Book) Class - 12 English Elective 5.
The Argumentative Indian - Amartya Sen Q1. What is Sen's interpretation of the positions taken by
Krishna and Arjuna in the debate between them? [Note Sen's comment: 'Arjuna's contrary arguments are not really
vanquished... There remains a powerful case for "faring well' and not just
'faring forward'.] Ans-
The author says that the Bhagvad Gita portrays the message of faring forward
inspite of all the challenges. Krishna advocates that one should fare forward
without thinking about the consequences. But Sen feels the contemporary world
is quite different. It is full of terrorism, insecurity, wars and violence. So
in his opinion, the message of Arjuna 'faring well" is more appropriate. Arjuna's
contrary remarks should not be ignored. To support his statement, he takes the
example of J. R. Oppenheimer, the physicist who developed the nuclear weapons.
Sen …